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The foundations of several Sachem’s Path homes were laid last month as construction began in earnest on the second phase of the Nantucket project.
When complete, there will be a total of 40 homes for the island’s workforce. HAC completed the first 15 last spring; each of those finished homes are fully occupied. HAC is now moving forward with 22 additional homes that it will build as part of the final phase of Sachem’s Path. The remaining three homes are being built by Habitat for Humanity Nantucket.
Crews are also installing trenches for the utilities that will service each of the homes....

Just five days before Christmas, 22 Nantucket residents received what was undoubtedly one of the greatest gifts of the season – the promise of a new home.
Those residents had their names drawn during a lottery held last month to determine the homeowners for Phase 2 of Sachem’s Path, an affordable housing development being built by HAC for the island’s workforce. When complete, the project will bring a total of 40 homes to Nantucket with HAC responsible for 37 of those and Habitat for Humanity Nantucket building the remaining three homes.
Last spring, the first phase was completed...

The lottery for the second and final phase of Sachem's Path will take place on Thursday, December 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, in the cafeteria of Nantucket High School. The lottery will determine the homeowners for the remaining 22 homes that are being built by Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) as part of Sachem's Path.
Staff at HAC have reviewed all applications to determine income and asset eligibility. Letters are being sent out this week letting applicants know whether or not they are eligible for the Phase 2 lottery.
The lottery will draw the names of winners as well as alternates....

Early next year, 22 Nantucket residents will be on their way to becoming homeowners when HAC holds its second, and final, lottery for Sachem’s Path.
Currently, staff in HAC’s Cape Community Real Estate (CCRE) department is reviewing lottery applications to determine the eligibility of residents who submitted one to own a Sachem’s Path home. One week prior to the November 4 deadline, HAC had received 55 applications and was anticipating more to come in the ensuing days.
Earlier this year, HAC completed work on the first 15 homes which have been sold and are now fully occupied. HAC is building...

If you make approximately $50,000 and $150,000 per year, you may be eligible to own a Sachem's Path home. Nantucket residents between these income ranges should contact Joan Maney at Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) at either jmaney@haconcapecod.org or 508-771-5400, ext. 283.
With 22 homes being built as part of the second and final phase of Sachem's Path, this is a great opportunity for Nantucket residents who have always wanted to become a homeowner on the island to make that dream come true. In order to do so, residents must fill out a lottery application which you can download by clicking...

If any Nantucket residents had uncertainties about applying for a Sachem’s Path home, they were alleviated by three current residents of the island neighborhood who showed up to an information session at Nantucket High School last month.
The three assured potential lottery applicants that the opportunity is worth all the effort. And more than that, they spoke about what Sachem’s Path – a 40-unit workforce housing neighborhood being developed by HAC in one of the most expensive communities in the country – means to them.
“They just said they love it there so much and could not be happier,”...

Lottery applications for Phase 2 of Sachem's Path are now available. Click on the green button below to download the application and begin the steps towards becoming a Sachem's Path homeowner.
We encourage you to visit several of the pages on this site, including the Lottery Application page and Lottery page, to learn more about the lottery application process. We will be holding an Information Session later this month on Wednesday, September 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at Nantucket High School, to provide additional details about the Sachem's Path lottery and to answer any questions you may have.
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Housing Nantucket will be offering a free First-Time Homebuyer Workshop in October, courtesy of the Tupancy-Harris Foundation. The classes will be held on Nantucket on Wednesday, October 5; Wednesday October 12; and Wednesday, October 19, from 6-9 pm each day. Those interested in registering can do so by clicking this link.
While those interested in becoming a Sachem's Path homeowner are not obligated to attend a First-Time Homebuyer class, it is strongly encouraged as the workshop is a requirement for many of the mortgage products people will be using to purchase a home.

Over the months when their new home was being constructed, Rachel Dixon used to drive by with her children, Tory and Rex, to see the progress. They would gleefully acknowledge the installation of walls and windows, as the house slowly took form.
Dixon and her family were among more than 75 in attendance at an old-fashioned block party May 21, as Housing Assistance Corporation and the Nantucket Housing Authority celebrated the completion of phase 1 of the new Sachem’s Path neighborhood, with 15 homes for Nantucket’s workforce. Phase 2, beginning this fall, will bring the total number...

On March 1, HAC Development Associate Tom Whittlesey handed Varban Ivanov the keys to his new Sachem’s Path home. “He was very emotional,” Whittlesey said. “Tears were kind of welling up in his eyes and there was an excitement, enthusiasm and disbelief that this was really happening.”
It was a similar feeling when Tyler Herrick, a Nantucket native, moved into his home with his wife Alyson and their son a week later. “He was very proud because he said he was the sixth or seventh generation of Herricks living on Nantucket,” Whittlesey said. “It was really poignant for him and he was proud...